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National Gallery of Art

216 works

Hand-colored engraving of a white-headed eagle diving toward a fish, with a smaller flying eagle and an enlarged head outline

The Bald Eagle (Falco leucocephalus)

Mark Catesby, 1731

Engraved ornamental jewelry design with a tall hyacinth-shaped spike, scrollwork, two birds, fruit baskets and winged heads.

Hyacinth-Shaped Brooch with Birds at Top and Devil's- and Angel's-Head at Bottom

Daniel Mignot, 1596

Hand-colored engraving of a male and female pin-tailed duck on a shoreline with cliffs, water and trees behind them.

Pin-Tailed Duck

Robert Havell after John James Audubon, 1834

Woodcut of a double-headed imperial eagle with medallions of the arts, nine muses, and allegorical figures beneath crowns.

The Imperial Eagle

Hans Burgkmair, 1507

Engraved ornamental design with a central hyacinth-shaped brooch, winged animals above and crouching swans below, on cream pa

Hyacinth-Shaped Brooch with Winged Animals at Top and Crouching Swans at Bottom

Daniel Mignot, 1596

Hand-colored print of three eider ducks among reeds, with a male in black and white, a brown female, and a second male in the

Eider Duck

Robert Havell after John James Audubon, 1835

Hand-colored plate of five owls, perched on a branch and on grass, with labeled species names below.

Burrowing Owl, Large-Headed Burrowing Owl andLittle Night Owl

Robert Havell, 1838

Engraved plate of three ornamental brooch designs with crowns and rosettes, flanked by stylized fantasy birds.

Three Brooches with Fantasy Birds at Left, Right, and Bottom

Daniel Mignot, 1596

Hand-colored engraving of a black male and brown female velvet duck with red feet on rocks by the sea.

Velvet Duck

Robert Havell after John James Audubon, 1835

Etching of an eagle flying with a young bird in its talons above a river landscape with a boat and distant town.

Eagle and Young

Jacques Callot, 1628

Engraved print of ornamental jewelry designs with birds, a winged snake, griffins holding vases, and scrollwork.

Two Brooches with Bird and Winged Snake at Top and Griffins with Vases at Bottom

Daniel Mignot, 1596

Hand-colored print of a purple heron with rust neck and blue legs beside a white egret among marsh grasses.

Purple Heron

Robert Havell after John James Audubon, 1835

Etching of a long-tailed bird flying over hills with a walled town and trees at right, under wispy clouds.

Bird of Paradise

Jacques Callot, 1628

Engraved portrait of a young boy in black dress with a ruff collar, holding a falcon on his wrist.

Portrait of Boy with Falcon

Hand-colored print of a male and female King Duck, the male perched on a rock with rocky cliffs and sea behind them.

King Duck

Robert Havell after John James Audubon, 1835

Etching of two wading birds on a riverbank beside a pool, with shrubs and grasses on the left and a distant tree line.

Les Deux Herons

Woodcut of a double-headed imperial eagle filled with allegorical roundels of muses, arts, and Latin inscriptions, by Hans Bu

The Imperial Eagle

Hans Burgkmair, 1507

Hand-colored print of three Harlequin ducks, an old male, a female, and a young male, on rocks and sand by the sea.

Harlequin Duck

Robert Havell after John James Audubon, 1836

Black woodcut print of a crowned white eagle above a stylized floral vase, framed by a decorative patterned border.

White Eagle and Crown of Poland

Unknown artist, c. 1450

Engraved alpine landscape with mountains, a valley town, and a bird-catcher with cage and dog in the foreground.

Insidiosus Auceps (The Crafty Bird-Catcher)

Johannes and Lucas van Doetechum after Pieter Bruegel the Elder, c. 1555/1557

Hand-colored print of three canvas-backed ducks on water and rocks, with grasses and a distant city skyline.

Canvas-backed Duck

Robert Havell after John James Audubon, 1836

Etching of a winding country lane lined with tall trees, small birds in the branches, and two distant figures under a cloudy

Little Birds (Les Petits oiseaux)

Charles-François Daubigny, 1850

Pen and brown wash drawing of a woman in a gown surrounded by Gothic scrolling foliage, with a parrot at lower right.

Gothic Ornament with a Lady and a Parrot

Master LCz, c. 1495

Hand-colored print of two dusky ducks on a rocky bank beside tall marsh grasses, one spreading a grey wing.

Dusky Duck

Robert Havell after John James Audubon, 1836

Soft brown drawing of a woman in a hat riding a large winged bird, with lettering for a February 1912 Japanese dinner.

Femme et Cygne, 22 fevrier 1912, Diner Japonaise (Woman and Bird, 22 February 1912, J

Pierre Roche, 1912

Etching of a hilly landscape with a town on a ridge, a large tree at right, and travelers with horses on a road.

Hunting Birds

Jacques Callot, probably c. 1630

Hand-colored print of long-tailed ducks on rocks and water, with a female and ducklings swimming below.

Long-tailed Duck

Robert Havell after John James Audubon, 1836

Etching of the Virgin holding the infant Christ on a ledge, with a halo, a curtain and a bird in flight above.

The Virgin and Child with a Bird

Simone Cantarini

Etching of three eagles around a dead hare on rocky ground beneath a cloudy sky.

Eagles

Hand-colored plate of a black male surf duck on a rock and a brown female on a shore beside clam shells.

Black or Surf Duck

Robert Havell after John James Audubon, 1836